And hewyn vppon hom, þat þe hold kepis.
Þan Aiax the Auntrous atlet to say,
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In myddes of þo mighty meuit to stond;—
"Lordes, yf hit like you, lystyn my wordis,
And hedis me with heryng, herkyn a litle!
Þof auntrus Achilles, abill of dedis,
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Be drepit with dethe, and done fro our helpe;
Let send for his son, a sad mon of hond,
Oddest in armys, & auntrus in were,
A fuerse mon in fight, & in frike youthe,
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Our knightes to comford & our kid pepull:
Of þis toun, ellis truly, tidis vs non end,
On no wise forto wyn, ne our wille haue."
Then affirmyt hit fast all þe fyn councell,
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And assentid to þe sound þo souerains all.
On þis message was made Menelay the kyng,
By agrement of þo grete, as for graith holdyn.
He was chosyn for chere of his choise wedis,
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Neptolyn, the nobill son, naitly to seche,
Of þe duke þat was dede, doghty Achilles.
He was (lengyng) in lond with Licomed the kyng, [MS. has "hengyng"]
He was graunser of þat grete, & for graith holdyn.
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OFF THE (XXII) BATELL. [MS. has xxti]
Now hit tide for to tell þe tyme of þe yere.
The sun vndur ȝodiake set was olofte,
At þe poynt forto passe, & put into canser;
When þe season of somer was set at the last,
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And the day of þe dreight dryuyn vppo long;
By domys of deuynours, þat delyn þerwith,
Abill of astronomy, þat auntris on se,
Sadmen of Syens, þat settyn hom þerto,
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Solstacion, for sothe, sayn hit to hat.
In the monyth to merke, the myddis of Ioyne, [folio 163a]
